To Fix Our Education System, We Need to Develop Leaders at Every Level Committed to Equity and Excellence
From school boards to Congress, we need diverse leadership with firsthand experience in the opportunities and challenges facing our education system to create bold change for all students.
Elisa Villanueva Beard
The U.S. Launched a War Against Indigenous Children. My Father Survived.
Native American boarding schools in the U.S. were part of a systematic attempt to erase Indigenous language and culture.
James Courage Singer
Assistant Professor of Sociology and Ethnic Studies, Salt Lake Community College
Mer Young
Illustrator
Why Schools Need to Normalize and Prioritize Students’ Mental Health
A top priority for schools moving forward is to address the mental health needs that likely worsened during the coronavirus pandemic, particularly for children from low-income families.
Marlena Sauceda
Specialist, Development
Six Books to Get Your Students Through a Pandemic
It’s the reading list you never thought you would need.
Paula Ann Solis
High Schoolers on What Success Means to Them
In their own words, four students define success and the tools they need to achieve it. Note to grown-ups: It's not about the money.
Sanai Metoyer
Carlos Jimenez
Harrison Yazzie
Gabrielle Taylor
Why I Teach, Even (Especially) When There's No School
Teachers are facing the test of a lifetime. Here’s why they’re not backing down.
Faviola Leyva
Video Producer
How the Child Care Crisis Affects Us All
Having published a book on this topic, Elliot Haspel asks why teachers aren’t sounding the loudest alarms.
Elliot Haspel
Author of 'Crawling Behind: America’s Child Care Crisis and How to Fix It'
Black Teachers, Black Excellence and The Legacy of Hope in the Classroom
Jamyle Cannon (Phoenix ‘10) and Ashley Okanta-Matthews (Chicago ‘14) reflect on the impact and importance black teachers had on them while growing up, and how educators who looked like them influenced the way they teach and engage with students of color today.
The TFA Editorial Team
Finding Power in Art
For many people, immigration status—whether their own or their families’—can be a source of intense fear and anxiety. In Arizona, a nonprofit seeks to harness and heal those painful lived experiences.
Holding Nothing Back from Students
At five years old, the Prism network is focused on supporting teachers who are supporting LGBTQ+ students. A 10-year education veteran explains why.